16 Related Articles from 2019-05-20

'We could talk ourselves into a recession,' one Fed official says. The economic mood in the United States has changed quickly over the past six months. At the end of last year, the stock market suffered a steep decline, consumer spending tanked, and economists were forecasting a recession around the corner. >>

AFL-CIO tweets Marxist video calling to ‘seize the means of production’. The AFL-CIO, the largest federation of labor unions in the United States, has stirred controversy by tweeting a Marxist video and declaring: "We all need to seize the means of production." >>

AP Explains: US sanctions on Huawei bite, but who gets hurt?. AP Explains: US sanctions on Huawei bite, but who gets hurt? >>

Bill Bennett: Abortion issue is a 'grenade in American politics'. Former Education Secretary Bill Bennett believes abortion is the "most divisive and difficult" issue in American politics, but emphasized that American voters tend to be in the middle on it. >>

Closing arguments conclude in deadly wrong-way crash trial. Closing arguments are expected in the trial of a Vermont man facing murder charges in the deaths of five teenagers after he drove the wrong way on Interstate 89. >>

Death of Columbine survivor Austin Eubanks renews discussion on opioid crisis. Former Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission member Patrick Kennedy on addiction in America. >>

Nationwide liver transplant policy caught up in court case. An attorney says a nonprofit that manages the U.S. organ transplant system is rolling back a new nationwide policy over how to allocate scarce livers available for transplants as the issue is tied up in a lawsuit >>

Nonfiction: The Last Time a Wall Went Up to Keep Out Immigrants. In “The Guarded Gate” Daniel Okrent explores the 1920s nativist and eugenicist movements that led to the 1924 law practically shutting down immigration to America. >>

Pagenaud continues building momentum in Indy 500 practice. Indianapolis 500 pole winner Simon Pagenaud remained atop the speed chart Monday by posting a fast lap of 228.441 mph in the second to last practice for Sunday's race >>

Pilot and passenger die after float plane crashes in Alaska. There were no other individuals on board the aircraft, according to a statement from Ketchikan Gateway Borough. >>

Pilot and passenger die after floatplane crashes in Alaska. For the second time in a week, a Taquan Air float plane crashed Monday leaving two people dead. >>

Ren Zhengfei says US government 'underestimates' Huawei. A dispute over Huawei has escalated with implications for the firm, the tech sector and consumers. >>

Same carrier involved in 2nd deadly Alaska small plane crash in week. Taquan Air operated a plane that crashed Monday in a harbor, killing both people on board, and one of the planes in a deadly mid-air collision last week >>

Student Debt Facts: The Average College Senior Owes $29,000. Tens of millions of Americans are in student debt. Here's what you need to know. >>

Supreme Court declines to overturn ban on corporate contributions to candidates. The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a case that would have given businesses the right to contribute money directly to candidates. >>